Alexa's Playc
Alexa's Playc is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 32 centers in Murrieta and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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child was left outside unattended. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children.
review of staff files shows that the opening teachers were unqualififed. 1 Acting Director Gabriela Padilla agrees to submit in writing a plan on how the facility will remain in compliance Title 22 Regulations for Teacher Qualification with the Toddler Component by 4/7/23. Licensee was reminded of the $100.00 Civil Penalty for every day the POC is late, per California Health & Safety Code Section 1548(b), 1568.0822(b), 1569.49(b), 1596.99(b) or 1597.58(b).
a staff member who was not a qualified teacher being left alone supervising children without a qualified teacher being present. Director, Gabriela Padilla agrees to submit in writing on how the facility will remain in compliance with unqualified staff not being left alone with children. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision - (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include 1 Site Supervisior, Gabriela Padilla agrees to hold a staff meeting regarding proper supervision. Staff will sign an intinerary and a copy will be submitted to Communuty Care Licensing by 10/15/22. Ms. Padilla was reminded that per California Health and Safety Code Section 1548(b0, 1568.0822(b), 1569.49(b), 1596.99(b), or 1597.58 (b) that visual observation. This requirement was not met as LPA observed two children using the bathroom unattended and without visual supervision during the visit on this date (10/06/22). This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. there would be a $100.00 Civil Penalty per day for every day the plan of correction is late.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in which staff #2 does not have proof of qualificatiion or transcripts to left alone caring for children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in which child #2 is missing form LIC 701 (Physician's Report) in his/her file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in which child #2 does not have a TB test result (negative) in his/her file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff left daycare child unattended
Unqualified staff
Unqualified staff is providing care and supervision
Staff left daycare children unattended
About this center
Common questions
Does Alexa's Playc take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Alexa's Playc had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 23, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Alexa's Playc?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Alexa's Playc compare with other daycares in Murrieta?
It is tied for #27 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Alexa's Playc last inspected?
Jul 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Alexa's Playc cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Alexa's Playc for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Murrieta, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Alexa's Playc?
The licensee is Rady Children's Hospital-san Diego, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Morley.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 334845053 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.